Lyrics to
Had I Known You Better Then

This version of Had I Known You Better Then was released by Hall & Oates in 1973.

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Were you ever so in love
You couldn’t wait to get to sleep and dream
About the one you wish was there beside you
In the past few days I’ve grown
To love your giggles on the phone
And how we hug so nicely

And from the first time that I saw you
Has I known you better then
I would’ve said those three old words
And from the first time I saw you
Had I known you better then

Now I’m gonna move away
Another town another crazy day
Ooh I want to stay and maybe hang around you
Call it luck
Call it fate
Call it a shame that we have met so late
And loved so lightly

And from the first time that I saw you
Had I known you better then
I would’ve said those three old words
And from the first time that I saw you
Had I known you better then

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Hall & Oates has released many songs over the years besides Had I Known You Better Then. Hall & Oates released songs from 1972 to 2004 spanning across albums like Whole Oats, Abandoned Luncheonette, War Babies, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bigger Than Both Of Us, Beauty On A Back Street, Along The Red Ledge, X-Static, Voices, Private Eyes, H2O, Big Bam Boom, Ooh Yeah!, Change Of Season, Marigold Sky, Do It For Love, and Our Kind Of Soul. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Hall & Oates.

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